The word is derived from the Greek: Ἀνδρέας, Andreas,[1] itself related to Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός aner/andros, "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior".

[2] The word is derived from the Greek: Ἀνδρέας, Andreas,[1] itself related to Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός aner/andros, "man" (as opposed to "woman or girl"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior".

[2] In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries.

[14] In the United Kingdom in 1974, Andrew was the fourth-most common name given to baby boys, and it was third in 1964.

[52] From the 1960s stretching back at least as far as the 1880s, Andrew was not among the forty most popular names in the United States.